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London

London

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Developing the Strategy team - a pivotal new discipline for Text100.Responsible for growing the team and team development. Driving creativity and expanding our client list to include marketing strategy—through new business and organic growth.Also responsible for global Employee Communications strategy, reporting into the Executive Leadership Team.Client lead on SunTrust—working with SunTrust’s CMO and Head of Brand to develop and deliver brand strategy across multiple lines of business and corporate communications.Key highlights include helping SunTrust to launch a movement, onUp, which now has achieved over 1 million followers in under a year, developing a unique Ambassador Program (“Purpose Ambassadors”), a sweepstakes campaign which attracted over 170,000 entrants in 6 weeks and an event for over 12,000 employees.

London, United Kingdom

A member of the leadership team to develop new business and organic growth.Reporting to CEO and jointly responsible with CFO and HR director managing day to day operations, P&L and employee communications.Prepared the agency for the acquisition by Text100.Client lead on Skype/Microsoft, developing this account from a single project to the largest in the agency. Creative lead and messaging strategist for multiple campaigns and product launches including Unlimited World, Skype Credit, Skype on TV, Group Video Call and Video Instant Messenger. Led the creative on multiple social programs as well as key entertainment partnerships with Marvel and Simon Cowell. Developed a Brand Ambassador and employee engagement program – “Moment Makers”.

San Francisco Bay Area

Key responsibilities: establish consistent business processes, build the team, drive and develop the P&L account, new business and organic growth. Client work included managing high-profile marketing campaigns for many global brands including Nokia, Adobe, NCR and Skype. I oversaw key elements of the Nokia Lumia 900 launch including the Nokia presence at CES, the launch event in Times Square, New York and the Nokia presence at South by Southwest.

London, Uk

Project managment and consultancy on client digital programs and strategy, including Social Media and Internal Communication.Development of IncrediBull digital offering, leading a team with skills in graphic design, web design and TV/Film production.Clients: Nokia Academy Europe, Nokia Global CoMarketing, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, RSA.

London, United Kingdom

Head of the event and design team. Managing creative output and onsite logistics and providing client digital consultancy.Client highlights: Worked as web manager for The Children’s Society on their high profile campaign to promote the Good Childhood Inquiry. This was a multichannel campaign embracing the web, viral emails and social media. I also worked with TACK International advising on their internal CRM and infrastructure upgrade strategy, Rowse Honey and Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance (RSA)

London, United Kingdom

Delivery of Global eventsProject management of all logistical arrangements including:Venue Negotiation and HireDelegate Communication and RegistrationProduction and AV planningBudget managementOn site running of eventsEvents from incentives for 20 people up to a three day conference for over 1,000. I have delivered events in a wide range of countries including Spain, Portugal, France, Greece, Germany and North America.

London, Uk

I have successfully delivered a wide variety of web sites in standards-compliant HTML and CSS. Clients included Hertfordshire Chorus, The Shout and Pickwell Books. I also developed a unique database to catalogue choral music and single-handedly digitized the choir libraries of St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral and Magdalen College Oxford. This work involved assessing thousands of pieces of music and recording them in the database. All databases are still in use and form a vital part of music planning and upkeep.

Ba(Hons), English Language And Literature

Activities and Societies: Magdalen College Choral Scholar and senior clerk Oxford Revue 1995 Oxford University Philharmonic Orchestra.

Three Year Diploma, Acting

Education record